The Francoeur Arbitration Case
joeposnanski.com 2/13/2009 — From MLB.com: Francoeur Likely Destined for Arbitration . Francoeur has requested a salary of $3.95 million, and Atlanta has offered $2.8 million. As their discussions have become more limited over the course of the past month, the two parties ...

Glavine Returns (Again) to Atlanta
beyondtheboxscore.com 2/20/2009 — The Atlanta Braves have come to terms with 43-year-old LHP Tom Glavine this morning on a 1-year, $1M contract with an additional $3.5M in incentives. Glavine, a staple of the dominant 90's Braves rotation, returned to Atlanta in 2008 after pitching for 5 seasons in New York with the Mets. His ...

Garret Anderson: Look Out for the Braves
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 2/23/2009 — Almost a week ago, the Braves seemed to be closing in on signing Ken Griffey Jr to a one year contract worth just over $2.5 million. However, Griffey decided to sign with the Mariners instead of the Braves, which left Braves GM Frank Wren in an interesting position. Should he let young guys ...

Braves On Better End Of Anderson Deal
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 3/31/2009 — The Atlanta Braves dealt outfielder Josh Anderson to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor league reliever Rudy Darrow on Monday afternoon. At first glance, when considering several factors, it appears that Atlanta is on the right end of this two-player swap. Anderson, who ended up as the ...

2009 MLB Team Preview :: Atlanta Braves
sports2debate.com 2/16/2009 — Atlanta Braves- Strengths: The Braves might have one of the best infields offensively and defensively in baseball. SS Yunel Escobar, in his second season, will be a key component for this team to stay competitive in the NL East. He will need to stay healthy and play as well as he did last year...

Keeping Chipper In Atlanta
bravesblast.com 1/30/2009 — Chipper Jones is entering the final year of his contract with the Atlanta Braves and has made it clear over the past few days that he, without a doubt, wants to spend the entirety of his career with the club. He was selected by the Braves as the ...

Anderson Trade a Good One for Braves
dugoutcentral.com 4/1/2009 — The Atlanta Braves dealt outfielder Josh Anderson to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor league reliever Rudy Darrow on Monday afternoon. At first glance, when considering several factors, it appears that Atlanta is on the right end of this ...

Introduce Yourself…
atlantabaseballtalk.com 3/24/2009 — Hello fellow Braves fans. Before I introduce myself, please allow me to thank the guys at Atlanta Baseball Talk for providing me a place on the vast, vast interwebnets to spout off about our favorite team, formerly “America’s Team”, the Atlanta Braves. I look forward to a productive season from ...

Guide Preview: Atlanta Braves
wezen-ball.blogspot.com 3/2/2009 — It's a new week and that means a new division to preview for the 2009 season. We've already taken a look at the NL Central and the NL West, so we might as well finish off the National League by taking a look at the East. After fourteen consecutive first-place finishes from 1991 through 2005 ...

ATLANTA BRAVES - ALL TIME HOME GROWN TEAM vs. ALL TIME ACQUIRED TEAM
sullybaseball.blogspot.com 3/27/2009 — To quote Red Leader in his Death Star Trench attack run … alllllllmost there! Just two to go and I will have completed all 30 teams in my Home Grown versus Acquired opus. Let’s finish these babies! They take way too long to write ...

Griffey decides to return to Mariners (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 2/19/2009
Ken Griffey Jr. wouldn't let anyone know of his decision to rejoin Seattle and spurn Atlanta until he called Chuck Armstrong. The Mariners president for the last 24 years had built a strong friendship with "Kenny" and his family from the day in 1987 ...

Braves Can't Reach Deal With Griffey Jr. — Bleacher Report - MLB 2/19/2009
Braves managers, players, and fans alike all seem to be confused these days as to what exactly the Braves franchise has done wrong, and why players seem to be turning their backs on the organization.  Wednesday night, Ken Griffey Jr. ...

Atlanta Braves Dodge Another Bullet — Bleacher Report - MLB 2/19/2009
Yes, I would have liked to have had Griffey on our roster in 2009.  I even wrote about how he would "look good with a tomahawk across his chest."  Logically though, the Braves would have hurt themselves with a signing of Ken Griffey Jr.  ...

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Gone, but Braves Still Have Options Left — Bleacher Report - MLB 2/19/2009
Most have heard the news that Ken Griffey Jr. has decided to play for the Seattle Mariners over the Atlanta Braves, leaving more questions on who will play left field for the Braves. Here are a couple of the remaining options that the Braves could ...

Braves, Francoeur agree on $3.375M contract — SI.com - MLB 2/19/2009
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Outfielder Jeff Francoeur has agreed to a $3.375 million, one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves, avoiding an arbitration hearing.